Capital punishment in Luxembourg

Guillotine used in Luxembourg from 1798 to 1821

Capital punishment in Luxembourg was abolished for all crimes in 1979.[1][2]

The last execution in Luxembourg took place in 1949.[3]

Luxembourg is a member of the European Union and of the Council of Europe; and has also signed and ratified Protocol no.13.

References

  1. ↑ "HANDS OFF CAIN against death penalty in the world". www.handsoffcain.info. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  2. ↑ https://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty/abolitionist-and-retentionist-countries
  3. ↑ "HANDS OFF CAIN against death penalty in the world". www.handsoffcain.info. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
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